Few Federal Courts Use Social Media, Survey Says
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To what extent do federal courts use social media to communicate with the public or for other purposes? Not much, concluded a recent survey of federal court clerks. The survey found that out of the 135 courts that responded, just 21 (15.6%) used social media. Seventeen others said that they planned to start using social media at some point in the future.
The survey was sent to clerks of court in the federal system, including circuit courts of appeal, district courts, bankruptcy courts and special courts such as the Court of Claims and Tax Court. The clerks were asked various questions relating to how their courts (as opposed to individual judges or staff) use social media. More than tw0-thirds of courts responded.
Of the federal courts that say they use social media, the medium they use most commonly is Twitter, followed by Facebook, YouTube, and LinkedIn. When asked what they use social media for, the most common response was to improve communication with the public about court services, news and other information. Courts also reported using social media for communications with news media, training of outside users on accessing court systems, job recruitment and juror communication.
Other uses the clerks mentioned were to distribute time-sensitive notices and notify lawyers about rule changes.
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